Yellow dust from China expected to cover wide area of Japan

The dust is expected to cover a wide area from northern Japan to western Japan through Thursday, with visibility potentially dropping below 5 kilometres in some areas.

The Yomiuri Shimbun

The Yomiuri Shimbun

The Japan News

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Visibility is low in the city of Fukuoka on Wednesday morning due to yellow dust from China. The Yomiuri Shimbun

April 13, 2023

TOKYO – Yellow dust from China was observed in the cities of Hiroshima and Fukuoka, the Japan Meteorological Agency announced Wednesday morning.

The dust is expected to cover a wide area from northern Japan to western Japan through Thursday, and the agency is calling for caution as visibility could drop below 5 kilometers in some areas.

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